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Suspect in Longmont DUI that left unborn child dead is hospitalized in critical condition

Reason for hospitalization unclear

By Pierrette J. Shields Longmont Times-Call

Posted:
10/16/2012 05:28:49 PM MDT

Updated:
10/16/2012 08:04:04 PM MDT

LONGMONT -- A man accused of causing a July 5 DUI wreck that left a 27-year-old woman badly injured and killed her unborn son was in Longmont United Hospital and reported in critical condition on Tuesday.

Gary Sheats, 52, was due to appear in Boulder District Court on Friday on two counts of vehicular assault, two counts of felony leaving the scene of an accident, two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence, one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence on a third offense, and careless driving.

Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett said he has not been notified about Sheats' hospitalization, but that the courts likely will accommodate his health condition by rescheduling his hearing.

Sheats
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Officers arrested Gary Sheats on the 1200 block of Winslow Circle on July 5, after a witness followed him from the crash at 17th Avenue and Pace Street.

Police believe Sheats was a driving a Dodge Durango west on 17th Avenue and turned left onto Pace Street in front of Heather Surovik's white Pontiac Grand Prix. Surovik, 27, was badly injured, and she lost a baby boy, named Brady Paul, who was due to be born within days. Surovik's mother, a passenger, also suffered minor injuries.

Sheats' father, Billy, told the Times-Call in July that his son suffered from lymphoma and had only months to live. It is not clear if the medical condition caused his hospitalization. Sheats has been out of jail on a $100,000 bond since August. He was living with his parents on the 1200 block of Winslow Circle while facing prosecution in the case.

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Billy Sheats did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment about his son's condition.

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